Telegram-herald., 1887-08-28
CHARCOAL BURNING
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-in tAs 81 ssYs lie ehareeai b4rssr dross
. stazs la t1s esnfef of pisas 81 cleared
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-arih al ever 80 pis, .eastnk a small hoss
he's ai.4 sasre A11en4 ths battetn. and eias
salall oas ia tAs SOP. W ben th. ~sot was
Wal covered "a hs see it on So aad lss if
bElFn ~ sell so.4Es a1d tasn cIls-t up tins
drsashls around lus pale. Fsr tNs ~,.ss
ta,srsafisf iAs eh4Feoai tarn-r. siSb another
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81 tas gils sna smoked hls psps No~ and
tnea tls sss sst4li break LAfoakh t.ss cover
llg snJ hs ~oaa aaTs CD coseF ~ tGs hois
sspnlalluie~ be ssul1 hass 81 maks ho.s oa
a siis ~aars the ilre "a. aos d..pcssd = e.
Ia feN days black Tar waud begin
ca core eas tnFol.gA h-lss drains alsas
tIF - es,. 49, reuad me bottas4 Daring
all tss tiaa- tas pile wa burning n pic
ulresqas ealaaa of snoss rcss out % thu
eaimBsy ao.s eft ia The rop. Wh-n ths tar
csa.sd - sis~ assd the slneAs u riss she char
ce4i hurser kns~ thas tie pis was burned
ouf. asd after allowing a day or - Tor cool
tns he saoss.ei u ths soils and earth. poured
water on sarh chunks Il ecal A. happened 20
be on firs. sIld sAs fh>n F-sdy 20 ioad the
rrnaact e rs isbor iato dusty, black
cover-d wagon. and -ith hf- mule. o pull iE,
erivs Co t0va aad aas<s als1-sif aosrss shout
inx. Cha a a-r-r-c0.li Char-c-oaif he got
about lssasy dVs busissls % coal oar or a
cord % -oosi. and - sasy I've cents out q a
bashel of ssai Coasidsrio.s shs sAlus Of tie
wood aha ths me gsqairsd - make snd sell
tas cAarsoAl. ths charcoal burner d.dnt gsS
rica vsry fasa Ia fact hs was always
laborrr Dressed lu olus sans
Bar a fsana tens % msditste. aad that
aftsr ious ys.rs amounted - 81 aaethlnz Out
o. hls messftarioas grew ths rsvoiutioa in the
bslslnss Sins Iiar ~ e nay sem tho most
vallabls proagct Of t.s charcoal pit was the
pictuxszqgs ceasnsn ~ smese that ros. gp and
ssss il~lgstsa ia toe AR above ts- pir while The
nrs lrsted. I. Vas tks throwing money Into
ths river - let tAat suoks bow away. Souls
hriEht genius Uncovered that tie smoke was
an ~osd part alcohol snd taat th. slcohol FER
m-chanicsl purposes wss jsist as good as grain
Or fruit alcohol, though not az al good % the
tasts. IA fact, would taks the throat 0gs OF =
Euioerry .fr>et tramp.
-Tas prssissa of getting the alcohol out
- he srlo1s ~as simple. lsstesd " burning
tas woca a. PIT. the g-aius borrowed cspi-
tAl snd bui.t rstorts jnss largs rssngh 90 hold
Two cords ~ -oed -sch. They -srs made in
ths shape OF roasd ssessa soiisFs sa.l aaognted
ever brick furnaces "a boilers are The re-
torts ~-r- fiifed vita lard wood. soft beng of
10 ac,srat. aad fires we're started in tho
firrfac'x IN, we'd was baked. and tho
wosaais eien-nss o( the wood we're driven OF
shrouxh oiges Stat we're lad IN piz trough
of runaisx wafer % as - form condenser.
on ths rrin1ioh. - steam condenser
o. soarxe The factory had % ns located on a
str.eur - water thss hsd good fall m order
T. rpn tss Nztsr iaao tss condenser eesaem-
s-alir, flthoe<t a stsaFa engine ~oaid pump
tk- ~st-r tarSegb.
afss4Iquor Rat ran through ths condenser
va Alnply couasasssl smsks. It va con-
ducfsd - tank whsrs it vas mired with
iiue The 1snc. ceubined WITH certain acid
-0nstluisnts ~ ths srooks and left -ood aloo-
hoi FREE. TIE alcohol uas drawn OF and dis
taled or-s - twice . rsau~ it. jast ss IL
wouid - tistids,t N = grain dlsuuery. From
Gvs o. Sx gallons of a.rohol we're obtAin-i
frosr a cnr.i ~ rsoj
Then tia cosnpound u i'm. ard acids was
taken out ~ ths vsts aud dFisd down in
shallow vsts gnfii is became the commercial
.sihsiaacs knovn as scetsts q ims. About so
u7srds OF th- srefAfs we're obtained from =
ccrl ~ wood Frre then. wsrs Two verY sat
sabls substances obtained ,fcrn the smoke. and
a-tnousa some sdsiisionai labor sad a vslua
tis plant bad ben necssssry 20 secure ths
s-soks. tas sxTs -xpeusc vas = trifis com
rsrsd with %. vel1s % tho new products
f-eua .hs fstort as Be- nsai fermeEiy' ceases "a
a5u frorn ths pit. tas r.tort vas 9peusd. In
tad ~ tue-ty fTs h8sbels 81 cosl "a tas
eard obf.in-i ~ he pr. tie charcoal burner
Found sixsY bssshs,s e. ta~ cord in So rstars
81 ssa charcoal buraer hired rneu e. 10 tbs
Yelling On ne village streets for hia. paid of'
fhs rsa-sr Who aad loanea hirn TIE cspital
thr-~ avav his issa trousers and his pips
and. N /, ,aor- isuinx rarb. est lovn =
s.reka t~satr drs csss cigars fae fact i.
n. rs~ busa ness W. he sny other ns~
shirs. +. ~as snornsoesT profitable satil th.
49, "a the worl3 rlsh=d into is snd cat dows
prF-s
ssh no ga nes3 cssapisia ~be owns Z
r.,et scia factory Acid factory is nsns
sscrted ~ tho~s ~be do nst Ike . stop and
esviain 81 sv-rv Inquirer skss While thsy ar
producing acobel td- FtuG = uor fhe sort toa'
ir-hr,sfes ans soslr TAe chsrcosl pays 81
he sxreass ~ huyiug ~end Saving ~ag-s
aa3 delivering tae prosiucts GA tie usrkst
snd i>aves ift's aasrsia lor interest on tss
Investment hesliss Tas si-ahoi snI t8e 49,
tate ars eleaa pr16k Bat t6st is not al
ta.r- = = v-rv xooa prolnct ~ ashes Tbs
ers IN ne furnaces - ksss bsrning witl
ras~~rsi dust aad brgSen chsrccsi that S5t-
nss ssu ~pil en- re assrksf snd nth ths 81
that -o--- euf - ths rstsrss Faerr sre srv
srai hr-iiels ~ ssaes fsr sacb cert sf rooi
ard the ssees srs worth frora een - tites'
ce-ts = bnshsi st - fae-crv. where fheY assn
az hars resd- sais - tae fsrf,~fs fef ferfii
irsr3 Issr srs s.so h'eeraet sui used y
rsaksaz setssh faiaS'ng ~ sfrh hsisiF-rs
as fhis raaxes f-ilew - E1sl-r wf-f beg taa~
ssnt lotr 81 sfsF new xaiag ~ waste a. -
srssaks I'D that "a 80 - efllIsst ao4 maze Y
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